Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-03-01


NEW YORK, February 2Sth-John Sher-
man, while in this city the other day, was
not at all backward in having it distinctly
understood that he is in the field as the Re
publican candidate for the next Presidency,
and that he is disposed to employ all hon
orable means for attaining the object of his
ambition. He has quite a voiuminous
correspondence with Republican leaders
here The feeling in the Union League aud
Union Republican Clubs is uEd ,ubtedly
growing III his favor, owing perhaps to the
ubiquity of his brother, General w. T.
Sherman, whose residence in this CITY is an
immense advantage to the Senator. Gen.
eral W. I. Sherman at this moment is
probably the most popular III an in the city.
He is invited everywhere, and he rarely de-
clines an invitation, excel for cause. He
rarely talks politi :, but notwithstanding
hat he has a positive political influence.
Number of Catholics in North and south
America.
New YORK, February 2S,h-The Catholic
NeiGs saws: One of the historical heresies
most prevalent among certain sections of
Americans, the least intelligent section, to
be sure, is that America is 3 Protestant
| country. According to the Consular re-
ports, the population of the Spanish
American countries, south of The Rio
| Grande, by the last census is 40. 545. 600
| Those people are, of course, all Catholics.
The estimated population of the United
States at the present time is IS COO 00e, and
| that of Canada is close on 5000 900. There
are at the lowest computation 10000, 600
| Catholics in the United States, and in
| Canada total of 1000 600. The popula-
| ton of the two continents would be there
| fore in round numbers $50, 900 coo. De-
Quoting from this the total aggregate of the
Catholic population, it would leave the ma
iority of 100000 Catholics at this side of
the Atlantic over all the sects, with 80, co.,
600 agnostics in the United States. America
is not Protestant any more than It is Anglo
Saxon.
The Steamer Lone star Burned.
New York. February 2Sth.-Two light
ers filed with cotton and the steamer Lone
Star, o: the Morgan steamship line, were
burned at the foot of Charleston street, on
North river. The steamers and lighters
were towed into mid-stream to save other
shipping near by. 1t is reported that one
man was burned to death in the steamer.
Several other sailors jumped in the river to
save themselves. The Lone Star is the
steamer which ran into aud sunk the Brit
ish steamer Wells City a few weeks ago.
The Lone Star was damaged about 500, 900
and was beached on the New Jersey shore.
The loss on the pier was about 100000.
There was about A. 600 bales of cotton stored
there.
Rate of Storage Passage to Europe.
New YORK, February 2Sth.-The rate of
steerage passage from New York to Europe
has been increased on all the principal
steamer lines on an average of So The ay-
erags rate was SIS, and it was to-day in
creased to $40. The prepaid rate from
Europe has been at this figure for some
time. The lines adopting the above as a
standard are the Guion, Inman, Anchor,
| White Star and Cuaard
Rumors on the New York Mining Ex
change.
New YORK, February 2Sth.-At the Min
ing Exchange Saturday they were showing
private dispatches from San Francisco
stating that Mackay's present trip to the
Comstock lode is to relieve Superintendent
Patton of the Consolidated California and